Karen Handel in Groundhog Day??

[LisaC]

Here's a quote from an article I found about Karen Handel announcing her run for Saxby Chambliss's Senate Seat:

Remember “Groundhog Day,” the 1993 film in which Bill Murray has to keep
repeating the same day over and over again? Covering LGBT issues here in
Georgia — heck, being an LGBT Georgian — sometimes seems like that. I felt
this way again May 17 when Karen Handel announced her bid for the U.S. Senate
seat being left open by retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss (D-Ga.). The race
had already drawn a crowd of GOP big wigs, including U.S. Reps. Paul Broun, Phil
Gingrey and Jack Kingston, and all are genuinely awful when it comes to gay
issues. On the most recent Human Rights Campaign Congressional scorecard
on LGBT issues, Broun scored a measly 15 out of 100, while Gingrey and Kingston
earned a flat 0. Given that crowd, LGBT Georgians could already expect to
be in the crosshairs in a race to the right for the GOP nomination. But if
the race was likely to go anti-gay before, the entrance of Handel virtually
guarantees it.

http://www.thegavoice.com/opinion/editorial/6299-gay-groundhog-day

 

[honeybunny]

A politician will say whatever they have to say to get elected... there is nothing new under the sun.

 

[Madea]

I like Karen Handel. If she's running, she'll most likely have my vote. :thumbsup

 

[honeybunny]

I like Karen Handel. If she's running, she'll most likely have my vote. :thumbsup

Mine too.

 

[LisaC]

I haven't even started to think about who I will support in this one...

 

[honeybunny]

I do wonder if the author of this holds Obama to the same standard,
he was guilty of the very same reversal right before the last election.


8)

 

[LisaC]

I do wonder if the author of this holds Obama to the same standard,
he was guilty of the very same reversal right before the last election.


8)

I will have to go back and see if some of her opinions are archived... I'll get back to you. Hey, maybe we will even have a S/O of a gay thread!! BS will LOVE that!!
:cheer1

 

[ShoeDiva]

I do wonder if the author of this holds Obama to the same standard,
he was guilty of the very same reversal right before the last election.


8)

I will have to go back and see if some of her opinions are archived... I'll get back to you. Hey, maybe we will even have a S/O of a gay thread!! BS will LOVE that!!
:cheer1

:snick_bunny

 

[lotstodo]

I stopped with "rest of the right wing ilk, anti-gay as the boys, and homophobic credentials". Obviously, if Liberace returned from the grave and ran with an (R) behind his name, this author would label him a homophobe.

Handel spoke before the Log Cabin Republicans during her run for Governor. That's something this young lady conveniently forgets. It's my opinion that if the Voice wants to pick a candidate with a chance in hell of winning election, Handel would be their best choice. Keisha Waites couldn't win the Democratic nomination, let alone the election.

 

[LisaC]

Much to my disappointment, there was no discussion about Obama other that to talk about how impressed she was with his change of heart. Sorry BS, no S/O yet....

 

[honeybunny]

Much to my disappointment, there was no discussion about Obama other that to talk about how impressed she was with his change of heart. Sorry BS, no S/O yet....

The fact that she was "impressed" with his poll tested political pandering speaks volumes.


:whistle

 

[mei lan]

I thought Handel put all the anti-gay crap to bed in her vicious race against Nathan Deal. (Made vicious by him and his supporters, as I recall.) She has my vote.